Oct 17, 2024

The Pitfalls of Church Finances

ExpensePlus are back! Listen in as Gavin is joined by Sam and Dan to talk through the most common pitfalls in church finance.

The Pitfalls of Church Finances

ExpensePlus are back! Listen in as Gavin is joined by Sam and Dan to talk through the most common pitfalls in church finance.

Finding out more about ACAT

Gavin recently had the joy of sitting down with Ashley Ellis, CEO of ACAT, the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers.

Finding out more about ACAT

Gavin recently had the joy of sitting down with Ashley Ellis, CEO of ACAT, the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers.

Grant Making Policy

Need some help with a grant making policy? Here's a document template to assist. We pray that this serves you.

What is Forecasting?

Gavin chats to Tim about the difference between Budgeting and Forecasting. A really helpful conversation with loads of wisdom for those in churches who are serving in the area of finance.

Setting a Deficit Budget

Many churches run on deficit budgets, especially in the current financial climate, but what should we be considering as we map these budgets out?

Managing Church Finances

In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Tim Wyatt about Managing Church Finances and provided some practical examples around budgeting and forecasting.

Managing Church Finances

In this video Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Tim Wyatt about Managing Church Finances and provided some practical examples around budgeting and forecasting.

What advice do you have for churches facing financial hardship?

Join us as Nigel Ring and Gavin discuss some of the financial challenges that churches face in 2023 with the cost of living pressures. We start the conversation talking about budgeting.

ExpensePlus- Serving Local Churches in the Area of Finance

Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Sam Lewis one of the Co Founders of ExpensePlus at the UCAN Conference 2022. It was a joy to spend time with Sam and hear his heart to serve local churches.

ExpensePlus- Serving Local Churches in the Area of Finance

It was a joy to spend time with Sam and hear his heart to serve local churches. A brilliant piece of software that I would recommend for churches to use.

Good Governance Matters

In this video Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Tim Wyatt about the importance of good governance and provided some practical examples and application points for UK churches.

Financial Management and Governance

In this video Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Tim Wyatt about some of the financial challenges churches have faced during the pandemic.

Financial Management and Governance

In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Tim Wyatt about some of the financial challenges churches have faced during the pandemic.

5 Top Tips- Managing Church Finances

Here are 5 Top Tips for Managing Church Finances.

Paul Burnell

Church Deacon and Director of CManagement Service Ltd

Gavin Smith

Apr 6, 2022

Church Finances

Money Matters

In this video Gavin is talking to Penny Clarke about the latest UCAN roundtable event on Church Finances with Tim Wyatt from Wyatt & Co Chartered Accountants.

Money Matters

A very interesting discussion about the tension between faith and stewardship or faith and operations. We hope you enjoy Gavin and Penny talking about Church Finances.

Finance Procedure Document

Church Finances can often get complicated so here's a document that lays out standard procedures and how-tos for money handling in the church office. We pray this serves you.

Counting Team Guidance

This is an editable step-by-step guidance sheet for church members that are serving as part of the counting team. Please feel free to adapt this document so that it applies to your church context.

Gavin Smith

Church Administrator

Church Finances

Managing church finances is an essential part of the role of a church administrator and treasurer. Therefore, we have made this collection of editable document templates that might help you establish or review you financial principles and practices. We hope they will serve you.

The Pitfalls of Church Finances

The Pitfalls of Church Finances

Finding out more about ACAT

Finding out more about ACAT

Grant Making Policy

What is Forecasting?

Setting a Deficit Budget

Managing Church Finances

Managing Church Finances

What advice do you have for churches facing financial hardship?

ExpensePlus- Serving Local Churches in the Area of Finance

ExpensePlus- Serving Local Churches in the Area of Finance

Good Governance Matters

Financial Management and Governance

Financial Management and Governance

5 Top Tips- Managing Church Finances

Money Matters

Money Matters

Finance Procedure Document

Counting Team Guidance

Other Topics

Charities and the Church

Q & A

Church Planting

The Ultimate Communicator

Church Finances

Managing church finances is an essential part of the role of a church administrator and treasurer. Therefore, we have made this collection of editable document templates that might help you establish or review you financial principles and practices. We hope they will serve you.

The Pitfalls of Church Finances

The Pitfalls of Church Finances

Finding out more about ACAT

Finding out more about ACAT

Grant Making Policy

What is Forecasting?

Setting a Deficit Budget

Managing Church Finances

Managing Church Finances

What advice do you have for churches facing financial hardship?

ExpensePlus- Serving Local Churches in the Area of Finance

ExpensePlus- Serving Local Churches in the Area of Finance

Good Governance Matters

Financial Management and Governance

Financial Management and Governance

5 Top Tips- Managing Church Finances

Money Matters

Money Matters

Finance Procedure Document

Counting Team Guidance

Other Topics

Charities and the Church

Q & A

Church Planting

The Ultimate Communicator

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